A
soft coup, sometimes referred to as a
silent coup, is a
coup d'état without the use of violence, but
based on a conspiracy or plot that has as its objective the taking of state power by partially or wholly illegal means, in order to facilitate an exchange of political leadership - and in some cases also of the current institutional order.
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Sorry man, it was a soft coup attempt - regardless of what deals or machinations take place in the halls of power regarding what the actual charges are, nominally.
I'm hoping for treason because that's what it is. But I'm stopping short of expecting something that dramatic - because that's not what happens to elites in this country and as such I have very little faith in the justice system to work at that level.
Barr and Durham are kind of the last straw for me (and a lot of other people). They need to deliver.